The South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, SOPAC, carried out a marine survey for Samoa around the island of Savai'i and Upolu. The Bathymetric map of Samoa shows the chart bounds as blue boxes. The wave and current regime at three main locations mainly in the passage between the two islands (Apolima Strait) was also investigated. This work was initiated by the SOPAC/EU Reducing Vulnerability of Pacific ACP States Project.To investigate the seabed and provide information about water depths around the islands using a Multibeam echosounder (MBES).Coastline: Samoa has 403 km of coastline with coastal features such as fringing reefs, lagoons, natural beaches and mangroves. There have been rapid changes in the coastal geography associated with increasing reclamation as a part of burgeoning urbanisation.
Data and Resource
Field | Value |
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Publisher | Pacific Data Hub |
Modified | 23 June 2022 |
Release Date | 23 June 2022 |
Source URL | https://pacificdata.org/data/dataset/fba47c36-cb58-46f8-8ced-29ad534c97e8 |
Identifier | fba47c36-cb58-46f8-8ced-29ad534c97e8 |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | Array, Array |
Relevant Countries | American Samoa, Samoa |
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